"Open the city gates!"

"British Imperial Navy, advance!"

"The Governor is back!"

"Archers provide support, javelin throwers suppress, British Legion infantry follow me!"

"Charge!"

"Kill them!"

Toward the Southampton direction, five or six British Legion commanders directly opened the city gates for a counter-charge, this high spirit stunned the Saxon pirates.

A siege turned into a counter-siege.

At the enemy's rear line, Kent's Prince Eske revealed a hint of fear, Duncan's fame was truly terrifying on Great Britain; both his father and uncle died at Duncan's hands. Kent Kingdom also views Duncan as a major threat, otherwise, they wouldn't have torn up the treaty and invaded Southampton while Duncan was crossing the sea to aid the Empire.

He had initially planned for a sneaky attack!

But Eske did not expect the enemy to be so resilient, not only the original British Legion, but even the militia forces formed by native Britons demonstrated far greater courage than in the past. They used nearly every trick, even secretly sending envoys to buy off Duncan's reorganized Barbarian Race Foreign Legion, promising money, wealth, and status, only for the envoy's head to be chopped off by the Foreign Legion's commander.

Such a formidable enemy, if they don't seize the opportunity now, there might be no chance of success in the future!

It was going quite smoothly initially, but an unforeseen incident occurred.

Duchess Igraine, upon learning that Kent Kingdom had torn up the treaty and invaded again, unexpectedly assembled those who once served Duke of Dingtiger, recruiting a militia force of over two thousand from Cornwall, rushing over to provide support.

Perhaps because of Duncan's reputation backing them, Igraine, in the name of the Duchess of Cornwall, actually succeeded in recruiting quite a few Britons.

Today's Britons have lifted their spirits, fighting with high morale, not the weak figures that would crumble at the first touch as in past years.

People's spirits are lifted little by little!

As for why Duchess Igraine took such a risk, the main reason lies with Anya; she has been quite close with Anya recently, almost like best friends. Anya had recruited a knowledgeable scholar from the Greek regions, precisely that librarian with the golden star mark.

His presence moved many local nobles, and Igraine also hopes her daughter can become a learned person.

So through Anya's connections, the nobles in Cornwall hope to send their children to learn advanced knowledge; as the Duchess of Cornwall, without learning knowledge, how could she manage the territory in the future, thus she has long resided in Southampton.

A school might be established here in the future.

Once Southampton was besieged, many couldn't sit still, and Duchess Igraine, as a woman alone, dared to lead the army for rescue; she presently was pregnant, which truly surprised many. Perhaps due to her tragic past, this duchess's character had greatly changed, no longer that frail creature she used to be.

At this moment, the battlefield situation had turned upside down.

If Duncan leading the general's personal guard for emergency rescue was constantly tilting the battlefield's situation, then when hundreds of elite heavy infantry appeared on the battlefield, the Saxons of Kent Kingdom were already feeling restless.

"It's the Eagle Banner of the Imperial Legion!"

"Heavens!"

"It's truly the British Imperial Legion!!!"

"They've returned!"

"They've returned!"

On the walls of Southampton, a Sarmatian's eyes were filled with tears, nearly twenty years, he finally saw the Eagle Banner of the Imperial British Legion again, in front of the fluttering Imperial Eagle Banners, the imposing banner bearer in the front row was still holding aloft a 'Legion Eagle Banner' forged of pure gold.

In the early days, the Empire had a legion of ten thousand, thus possessing a pure gold eagle banner.

After military reforms, the Empire's legion was reduced to a thousand, most no longer had legion eagle banners; such pure gold eagle banners only remained with veteran imperial forces, counted as traditional designations, back then the entire Britannian Imperial Legion only had several pure gold flags.

Discipline-bound imperial legions entered the battlefield, they formed up and advanced in orderly steps, without a trace of panic, calm and determined, from a distance one could recognize them as battle-tested troops.

"This is our first battle upon returning to the British Province!"

"We must establish the reputation of the Imperial Legion!"

"Don't let those people look down on us."

Balton stood at the forefront of the imperial legion array, beside him was the golden gleaming eagle banner, the front row echelon was all elite units donned in a distinctive silver-gray with one star, some even were veterans in their forties, each exuding fierce killing intent; having lived on these lands for over a hundred years, they had long seen it as their homeland, now returning again, they only wished to fight valiantly and to reclaim all they had lost!

According to the Empire's tradition, these veterans in their forties should have retired long ago, but the Empire's current situation is difficult, they can only fight battle after battle until the moment of death on the battlefield arrives.

On the battlefield.

A myriad of one-star and two-star units emerged, they all donned standard elite Field Army heavy scale armor, merely marching forward imposed tremendous pressure on the Saxons, as if rekindling the fear from when the Barbarian Race was massacred by the Imperial Legion.

"Javelins!"

Balton threw the javelin with force, a rain of javelins poured down, the farthest could be thrown seventy-to-eighty meters away, nearing Olympic level from a previous life; amidst the raining javelins, Saxon infantry were instantly routed.

"Formation!"

"Shield wall!"

"Break them directly!"

The British Imperial Legion took the initiative to strike, iron-clad heavy shields formed a wall, relying on their robust physiques and teamwork, directly used the shield wall to crush the front row Saxon infantry together.

"Listen to my command!"

"One, two, three! Force! Push!"

"Stab!"

At this moment, the discipline of the era's finest elite heavy infantry was fully displayed, the front row's one-star silver-gray elite units simultaneously exerted force and shouted fiercely, in the instant of pushing the enemy away, the shield wall revealed gaps, then heavy shortswords stabbed out like lightning; when the shield wall closed again, the ground before the lines was already littered with Barbarian Race corpses.

Even the arrow rain from Saxon hunters had little effect on them.

Crushing!

The British Imperial Legion, who had experienced the Battle of Sharon, achieved a crushing superiority over the enemy.

It was at this moment.

On the battlefield, Duncan suddenly moved, he led the general's personal guard straight at Kent's Prince Eske, amidst the panicked gaze of his opponent, nearly a hundred heavily armored cavalry charged directly forward, paving a bloody path until they reached before him.

"No good! Retreat!" Eske was scared witless and led the chieftain's guard to flee.

—Continuous Arrow.

Duncan fired three arrows in succession, Eske fell from his horse, and without waiting for Duncan to decapitate him, the heavy cavalry following crushed him into a pulp.

The heir of Kent Kingdom, Prince Eske, was thus trampled to death by the heavy cavalry.

A family ought to be complete and tidy.

In a flash.

Kent Kingdom's forces besieging Southampton commenced a large-scale retreat, but this time it was different, under Duncan's command, there was a cavalry unit; these people couldn't escape, the enemy on the battlefield was relentlessly pursued and killed, those who could not flee could only kneel and surrender.

When Duncan led the army back to Southampton, thunderous cheers echoed from the city walls.

Duchess Igraine watched Duncan's upright figure and looked at the British Militia beside her also giving resounding cheers, with a glimmer in her eyes, she deeply realized at this moment that the foundation of Cornwall could only persist by relying on this man.

He almost single-handedly decided their life and death, the so-called Duchess of Cornwall only counted if Duncan acknowledged it, otherwise, it meant nothing.

The army regrouped.

After defeating Prince Eske, Duncan led the army towards Portchester Castle.

In this battle, he aimed for complete annihilation!

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